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By the time they came out of the other fifty yards-guts. West a opening lead was long bend and completed the first guts."." heart deuce and the East player half of the race Andrew was Had only Andrew known what proceeded to cash the Ace, and thoroughly rattled. Never had he the others were feeling he would felt such a strain at this stage of have taken courage. The whole King of hearts. When, on the second round of hearts, West fol-a half-mile. Already it was difficult pace of the first quarter, thanks to lowed with the ava,spot, the de-o get enough air; he was no longer Andrew's own excitement, had been clarer knew that West had not breathing evenly through his nose. Caster than anyone cared for. led a
singleton and accordingly Already a numbing weakness was Redbrooke, untrained as he was, must have held four cards in the creeping down the front of his had found himself badly winded at suit. At trick three, East re-thighs. Hopeless now to think of the quarter-mile mark, *- turned tho. four of diamonds gaining ground. With relief ho He determined, therefore, to probably a fourth best lead-and found he was able to drop into the make a surprise effort early when South played the 10, West win-inside again behind Redbrooke, he still had a powerful sprint in ning the trick with the Queen. They had been running now for him. As soon as they came into
Jabout one minute-it seemed
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hard sa he could, three hundred whch South won with the Queen În his own hand, South row led ja low spade to Dummy's Ace and another period, as long again? The away.
then cashed the King. When long stretch of straight in front of He jumped a lead of five, eight, West, followed on all three rounds him, the long sweep of curve at ten yards before Perry or Brewster of spades, South was able to tell the end of the ground that only realised what was happening. that he had originally held seven brought you at the beginning of cards in the two major suite plus the finishing straight. Then the jat.·lonst one · diamond,' but sprint. Already he felt he could not
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Now as they came into the straight Andrew thought Redbrooke was gathering himself for a final dash... Far from it; he was hang ing, on for grim death. His spark- A But even now he must quicken up low diamond was now led from If he was to hold Redbrooke. At ng effort, had died right away. His stride. was nerveless. The Dummy and South's Jack held the each step Redbrooke's back was trick. The diamond Ace was now leaving "him. He struggled to printing muscles in his thighs had played, West discarding a heart lengthen, but it was useless. Red- lost every ounce of their power. and East following suit. Of course, brooke, was moving up to the front. He was struggling and asking him- it is easily seen that had the dia- Now he was equal with Brewster; self at every stride: "Can I, can I, mond suit split three, and three, now with Ferry; now he was in can I surely those steps are draw the fourth diamond in Dummy the lead. How easy Redbrooke's ing.nearer can I last it?" would have provided a club dis- move down the back straight looked Perry was desperately run out. Brewster had already been chasing card; but such was not the case. from the grandstand.
Redbrooke hard for the last thirty At any
rate the declarer now And this was the very place at yards, but could not find any pace had considerably more informa- which Andrew had meant to move at all. tion with which to complete his up himself. He remembered, noth-
Androw alone of the field had he count. He knew that the Westing of his plans now. It was im-known. It had been nursing his player had held originally three possible to increase his effort. One remaant of strength, round that apades, four hearts and only two of the men behind came smoothly gruelling bend. Only forty yards diamonds. Therefore, the other by and dropped into the gap that to go now and he could throw all four cards in the West hand must Redbrooke had left in front of him. he had into a last desperate effort. & be clubs, and East must have The sixth man came up on his out-Keep it up just a moment more. only two cards in that sult. Since side. There was a kind of empti Thirty yards, to the straight now- it is much more likely that the heas at his back. He was running twenty suddenly his control was hand with four cards of a suit equal last. vel magenes nat www shattered. He was fighting in a [contains one specific card the Now they came to the final curve mindless fury of effort for every
Queen in this Instance South before the finishing straight. Hls ounce of strength in him. accordingly decided to play West legs seemed powerless. He grunt- In ten yards he saw his whole for the club Queen. He laid downed for breath. The weakness in his fortune in the race change. He the King from his own hand' and thighs had grown to a cramping had got a. sprint, then! The man then the 10. West of course did pain. And all the time with dull on his outside vanished. He raced). not aid the declarer by covering, despair he saw Redbrooke going up, round the outside of the fallow in and South permitted the 10 to ride. now five yards clear, now eight: front hand over fist as he came into
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pain. Miles away a face on the you know what the time was?" side of the track.
"One fifty-nine and two-fifths,"" Second now. Second, and he Redbrooke told him. "I was just could catch Redbrooke. But could inside two minutes. I must say I he catch him in time? They were think we did fairly well for the first past the start of the hundred yards effort of the season." now; a bare hundred to go. Could
"One fifty-nine and two-fifths,”
he? Could he? The first brilliance said: Andrew, "was it really?"
of his sprint bad gone. He was fighting again in an agonising weak
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One of the Judges joined them. Others came up. They all said the same...
"Why on earth didn't you sprint
ness that dragged his legs back, But he was doing it, foot by, foot. Flats clenched, to force speed-before?"! spent muscles.
"No idea I could," explained An-
Now Andrew began to enjoy him
Split seconds dragged 'strange'drew. ** length out. The straight went on and on. Five yards behind, now self thoroughly. Gloriously relax. four, now three:
ed. in mind and body, gloriously Redbrooke heard him, then felt contented, he watched the other him; two yards behind, now at his events. He made new frienda: shoulder. He racked himself for a Then he went in and soaked himself now effort. Together they swept in a steaming bath and smoked, past the hundred-yards finish, ten shouting to Brewster in the next yards from the half-mile tape, with compartment. Life was very
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had three or four beers; spent few shillings with extr
Then Andrew led. A splendour of gladness as he He saw, to his amazon watched the stretch of white wool brooke turn out again for the que break on his own chest.
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"You've done, you've done it!" finish to win by Incher Incredible, precious moment, and a Afth seconds. Then he dropped half-unconscious the first to pat him. on the track.MED
fifty-one
back
How
Strong arms plucked him up and you managed it after the half beats walked him to the grass me
"Well done, very fine finish, bei In the bus going home, Andrew heard. Down again, sitting now, teant bick and puffed deeply at his The world awam round you. pipe. Alone for the first time, be Ache, how those legs ache, and went over the race in his mind. your thigh muscles too-- aust stand Well, he had done it. He could up, hell, what does it matter tackle anything on earth now. though when you won!
After all, running was a thing
Redbrooke dame over to Andrew, men had always done. Football smiling and„controlled.
other games, came and went! Al "Well done," he said, had good runner was a good runner, for me nicely
Chundre!! indy kun-
"Ow" sald Andrew, still panting, muscles in my thighs." He got up and limped about. His Jegs felt absurd. The muscles in his haun chea hurt abominably..LOSET
Redbrooke smalled know that wit ling," he said, comes of running boe
· had trained, a hit," said this planet. Andrew, a fair amount really. Do
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runner. One fifty-
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